Welcome to Music Around The World. Each week we showcases a collection of artists and their music from different parts of the world. In this episode, we present to you an impressive lineup of artists including Ben Rau, Yulia Niko, MoRsei, Forty Cats, Vinyl’s From The Past and Music News.
Music From Around The World Episode 106 Transcription
Intro: 0:00 to 0:15
This is Music From Around The World Episode 106. I’m your host Mason Vera Paine and in today’s episode we will be featuring music from Ben Rau, Yulia Niko, MoRsei, Forty Cats, Vinyl’s From The Past and Music News.
Ben Rau: Start – 0:15 and End – 6:53
Growing up in the rave scenes during his teenage years, Ben Rau developed a deep appreciation for house and techno music. He would later travel across the UK and become influenced by the east London Party scene; which led him to become a DJ and Producer. Take a listen to his latest track “Won’t Stop”
“Won’t Stop” is out now via Eastenderz and its available on all streaming platforms. In 2016 Ben noticed that Berlin influence in the house and techno scene was growing; this is when he decided to move from the UK back to Berlin to open his own studio along with two imprints: “Inkal” and its sister label “Meta”. Visit Instagram.com/ben_rau; thats Instagram.com/B-E-N UNDERSCORE R-A-U
Yulia Niko: Start – 6:54 and End – 16:01
Yukia Niko discovered her passion for music when she was just 15 years old, and it influenced her to become a DJ. After gaining experience in Berlin, she decided to further her studies by moving to New York to learn music production. Check out her latest track “You Knew”.
“You Knew” is out now via Armada Music and its available on all streaming platforms. For over two decades, Yulia has been devoted to electronic music and has established her skill in both DJing and music production. She is currently touring and working on musical projects. To keep up on Yukia and what she is doing visit: Instagram.com/yulianiko; that’s Instagram.com/Y-U-L-I-A-N-I-K-O
Vinyl’s From The Past: 16:01 to 19:42
I am going to take a brief break from Vinyl’s From The Past. In this limited run series, I will be exploring the pioneers that have shaped and influenced the EDM we have today. In this episode I will be featuring “Eric Prydz”.
Eric Prydz started out a DJ and Producer in the earlier 2000’s as a progressive house and techno DJ. He later relocated to Los Angles and gained a massive hit with the 2004 track “Call On Me”. Take a listen to it here.
“Call On Me” was a defining track for the EDM era with its influences in EDM and Pop. Eric sampled Steve Winwood hit “Valerie” which gave the track its catchy pop hook and merged new and old music. This sample also gave the song mainstream acceptance which allowed it to be played on the radio. “Call On Me” also had an iconic music video featuring suggestive choreography also made it the most talked about track. All these things combined pushed this song to mainstream success and made it influential in the further development of EDM.
That’s it for this week’s Vinyl’s from the past; now let’s get back to more music.
MoRsei: Start – 19:43 and End – 28:22
Inspired by his first Psytrance festival, Buenos Aires’s Francisco Manzano began to transform into MoResei. His passion for the music, the energy of the crowd and atmosphere gave him inspiration to become a DJ and producer within the Psychedelic Trance genre two years later. Check out his latest release “Lucid Dream”.
“Lucid Dream ” is out now on Digital Om and its available on all streaming platforms. Digital Om saw the potential in MoRsei and gave him the opportunity by signing him as one of their official artists. For the latest on MoResei latest projects visit: Instagram.com/morseimusic; that’s Instagram.com/M-O-R-S-E-I-M-U-S-I-C
News Break: 28:23 to 28:57
I am going to take a brief break for some music news.
Negotiations are underway between Universal Music Group and tech giant Google, to create a tool; that will allow users to generate “Deep Fake” music from UMG’s existing artist library. As part of the agreement, copyright fees will be paid to the artist for their likeness and musical works.
In other news
It appears that selling Burning Man tickets is proving to be a challenge this year. In the past, there were no issues with getting rid of them; however, now it’s an entirely different story. Various factors have caused many individuals to opt out of attending the event, such as extreme heat, increasing costs and a change in the type of attendees.
That’s it for this music news break, now lets get back to the music.
Forty Cats: Start – 28:57 and End -36:42
Hailing from Murmansk, Russia, Forty Cats has been making waves in the Progressive House scene since 2009. Her first major success was “Fluency Rate”, which was released on 8Kays’ Ukrainian progressive label and gained over 720,000 streams on Spotify. Since then, she has released a number of tracks with labels such as Enhanced Music, MonsterCat, Silk and Enhanced Chill. Check out her latest track “Outlast”.
“Outlast” is out now via Plombir Music and its available on all streaming platforms. For the latest on Forty Cats and her upcoming projects visit: Instagram.com/fortycatsgram; that’s Instagram.com/F-O-R-T-Y-C-A-T-S-G-R-A-M
Outro: 36:43 to 37:06
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